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'''Gay''' was slang, at least in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]] on [[Earth]], for someone whose [[ | '''Gay''' was slang, at least in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]] on [[Earth]], for someone whose [[sexuality|sexual]] preference was for someone of the same gender. It was essentially synonymous with [[queer]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'') In this sense, it was not necessarily a pejorative, but merely a statement of [[sexual orientation]]. | ||
However, it was also a clear insult, meaning ''weak'' or ''lame''. [[Rose Tyler]], for instance, once claimed that the [[Ninth Doctor]] was "so gay" for complaining about the pain of being slapped in the face by [[Jackie Tyler|her mother]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'') | However, it was also a clear insult, meaning ''weak'' or ''lame''. [[Rose Tyler]], for instance, once claimed that the [[Ninth Doctor]] was "so gay" for complaining about the pain of being slapped in the face by [[Jackie Tyler|her mother]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'') | ||
